Chalcedony Facts, Information and Description

Chalcedony and its named varieties are well represented in
various birthstone charts and can be found for all the months
except January, April, and November. It is also listed as
a birthstone for all the Zodiac signs except Taurus, Cancer,
Scorpio and Sagittarius.

The term chalcedony is derived from the name of the ancient
Greek town Chalkedon in Asia Minor.

Chalcedony, which is found worldwide, is the name for a group
of stones made of a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline
variety of quartz, which means the quartz crystals are too
small to be seen without high magnification.

Chalcedony is found in almost every color including: white,
gray, black, brown, brownish red, orange, yellow, light to
dark green, blue, lavender or, in the case of agates and jaspers,
combinations of those colors.

Folklore, Legend, and Healing Properties:

Native American Indians believed chalcedony was a sacred
stone and used in the spiritual ceremonies of the tribe.

It is thought to increase vitality, stamina, and endurance
and to promote emotional balance and charity while relieving
melancholy, fever, gallstones, and eye problems.